The staff members at the Pairi Daiza zoo in Brugelette, Belgium, make preparations for the departure of giant pandas Tian Bao, Bao Di and Bao Mei for China on Dec 10, 2024. - China Daily/ANN
BRUGELETTE, (Belgium): It was 8am on Tuesday (Dec 10) and still dark in the southern Belgian city of Brugelette, where Pairi Daiza zoo is located. But hundreds of fans had already arrived to bid farewell to three giant pandas.
Giant panda Tian Bao and twins Bao Di and Bao Mei, all born in the zoo, departed at 9:45 am in a truck to the Brussels Airport, where they boarded a cargo flight to China.
